[NFB-DB] Executive Search - Helen Keller Services, CEO

[David Andrews]

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>ORGANIZATION:
>Helen Keller Services (HKS) is a nonprofit 
>organization whose mission is to enable 
>individuals who are blind, visually impaired, 
>deaf-blind, and/or have combined hearing-vision 
>loss to live, work, and thrive in their 
>community of choice. With headquarters in 
>Brooklyn, NY, HKS is comprised of Helen Keller 
>Services for the Blind (HKSB) and Helen Keller 
>National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC).
>HKSB provides a wide range of rehabilitative 
>services for New York Metropolitan-based 
>individuals who are blind and visually impaired 
>through its HKSB facilities located in Brooklyn, 
>Nassau County, and Suffolk County. HKNC provides 
>vocational and independent living skills 
>training to youth and adults who are deaf-blind 
>or have combined hearing-vision loss at its 
>Sands Point facility, as well as through 16 
>field representatives/service providers across the United States.
>HKS has an annual operating budget of over $23 
>million and staff of approximately 300. It 
>relies on funds from public programs (state and 
>federal), grants, legacies, private donations, 
>earnings from an investment portfolio, and fundraising activities.
>For more information please visit 
><http://www.helenkeller.org>www.helenkeller.org.
>REPORTS/RELATIONSHIPS:
>This position will report directly to ­­­­the 
>Board of Trustees and oversee the leadership team across the organization.
>BASIC FUNCTIONS:
>The Chief Executive Officer will lead all 
>operational facets and serve as the face of the 
>organization, advocating in the public and 
>private sectors. With a passion for or 
>significant experience working with the 
>disability community, the CEO will understand 
>and represent the needs of this community.
>Specific duties will include, but are not necessarily be limited to:
>    * Work with the Board of Trustees to 
> develop, communicate, and sustain a clear 
> vision, mission, and strategy for the organization.
>    * Work with the Board to diversify funding 
> and expand the individual donor base and legacies.
>    * Provide leadership and guidance to staff 
> and board in developing and evaluating effective programs.
>    * Promote a culture of collaboration, 
> transparency, inclusiveness, and openness at 
> HKS and provide leadership and mentorship to 
> HKS’s dedicated and accomplished staff.
>    * Recruit, develop, and advance a highly 
> diverse staff, striving to expand opportunities 
> within the organization for visually and 
> hearing-impaired employees to serve as a model 
> for other national organizations.
>    * Insure healthy financial systems and, in 
> partnership with the Chief Financial Officer, 
> oversee implementation of sound fiscal 
> management and accounting procedures, including 
> regular financial reports to the Board of Trustees.
>    * Develop relationships with community-based 
> organizations, policymakers, legislators, and 
> government agencies and provide oversight of 
> interactions for partnering with external organizations.
>    * Serve as primary spokesperson for HKS to 
> mobilize a variety of audiences and communicate 
> the organization’s vision, mission, and policy and program priorities.
>    * Ensure all operations comply with grantor 
> requirements, including Medicare reimbursement protocols.
>REQUIREMENTS:
>    * Minimum of five years of senior management 
> experience in a large, complex organization.
>    * Collaborator with experience building and 
> mentoring high performance teams.
>    * Strong financial acumen; experience 
> maintaining the fiscal viability of an organization.
>    * Change agent; experience transforming or 
> growing programs within an organization.
>    * Achievement in donor and funder 
> identification and cultivation; able to 
> generate revenue from federal and state 
> agencies, individual donors, and foundations.
>    * Passionate about increasing access to 
> education, employment, independence, and 
> community integration for persons with disabilities.
>    * Excellent communicator; inspiring 
> ambassador able to raise awareness both locally and nationally.
>    * Engaging, hands-on, and transparent management style.
>    * Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred.
>COMPENSATION:
>Compensation will be commensurate with 
>experience including a competitive base salary, 
>bonus opportunity, and competitive benefits package.
>CONTACT INFORMATION:
><mailto:HKSCEO at colemanlew.com>HKSCEO at colemanlew.com
>704.377.0362
>
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>https://clcbsearch.com/position/chief-executive-officer-5/
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